18/08/2009: Fantastic first podium for Supercar Life !

The Supercar Life BMW-Riley of Christophe Bouchut and Scott Tucker claimed its first podium finish  in the Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series at Watkins Glen !  When Bouchut crossed the finish line in 3rd place, there  were celebrations on the pit wall. « A real day of glory for this young team, »  the Frenchman commented, delighted. « The next race will take place at Montreal, in Canada, at the Ile Notre Dame circuit, which is new to me… once again, it will be a matter of finding the right set-up. However, I have great hopes for the final race of the season, at the Homestead circuit in Miami, where I set the best time in the test sessions at the start of the season. Florida will be the opportunity to show what we are able to do, up against the prestigious teams which compete in NASCAR and IRL.  For the close-knit Supercar Life team members, this third place finish means a lot, and they are working harder than ever to get an ever better result : Victory !”

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14/06/2009: A fantastic week for Bouchut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans Christophe Bouchut took part in the 2009 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans at the wheel of the JMB Racing Ferrari 430 GT2.  Not only did he enjoy himself immensely, but his performance went far from unnotices, with a fourth-best time in qualifying - and the best time in the race for the Ferrari cars. Unfortunately, problems including a badly-adjusted wheel and a damaged pipe lost them an hour in the race.

« In all, this hour lost us a certain fifth or sixth position, » a nevertheless happy Christophe explained. "It should be remembered that the cancellation of the preliminary test sessions did not help us, compared to teams who had prior information. We could feel it in the settings. The car was good, but not as good as it could have been. On a human front, however, it was excellent. In terms of the pleasure I had, I must admit I have undoubtedly just had my best-ever 24 Hours of Le Mans, there was such a great atmosphere in the team. I got on very well with Manu and Yvan. It was tough for them – especially for Yvan – but they held on and can be extremely proud of what they have achieved. As far as I am concerned, I was really delighted to race with this professional and very welcoming team. For me, the 24 Hours of Le Mans were a real success !»

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06/06/2009: Grand Am : 6 Hours of Watkins Glen After learning'The Glen' with an experience in the PCA Club Racing, Christophe was competing in the 5th round of the Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series, where the Supercar Life Racing Riley-BMW finished 7th. During the race, Christophe found himself in the lead, despite understeer problems which had seen the car qualify down in 10th position. « The result could have been a bit better, but globally everyone was satisfied. There were no mechanical problems, excellent team-work, no problems on the track, everything was perfect ! »   read more

17/05/2009: Back to Laguna Seca with the Supercar Life Racing Riley-BMW Christophe returned to Laguna Seca for the first time in ten years, for the 4th round of the Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series.  Scott Tucker, the team-owner and Christophe's team mate, qualified the car in a fine 13th position, right in the middle of the professional drivers.  Unfortunately he lost a lap after being pushed off.  An extraordinary push from Bouchut followed, during which he set the fourth-fastest lap and had the best average over the race.   read more

10/05/2009: LMS : A good work session with Reiter Engineering Christophe Bouchut returned to Europe to take part in the Spa-Francorchamps round of the Le Mans Series with Reiter Engineering, and the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 GT2, a car still under development.  « The weekend’s work was very positive, as we gained five seconds over the weekend. We are still four seconds off the best GT2 cars, and we cannot close that gap without help from the FIA. With a bigger restrictor and a bigger wing, the potential of the Gallardo would be totally different. I already had a similar problem with the Murciélago, and a solution was found, » Bouchut commented.   read more

25/04/2009: Virginia : Christophe and Scott so close to the podium

Setting the best time during the two test days for the Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series at the Homestead circuit in Miami back in early April, Christophe was back behind the wheel of the Supercar Life Racing Riley-BMW, alongside his boss and co-driver Scott Tucker on April 24th and 25th at the Virginia International Raceway, a circuit which has a reputation of being both demanding and tricky. "The track is very enjoyable to drive, but it is totally unforgiving," the French driver commented, having set the fifth-best time during the first free practice session. In the race, for 16/1000th of a second, less than a heartbeat, Bouchut and Tucker missed out on a podium position...

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